An American leaves Ukraine to return
A San Diego native stayed in Ukraine after a stint with the Peace Corps. He has left the country — but vows to return
Headlines From The Times · Aaron Bray, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kasia Broussalian, Melissa Kaplan, Ashlea Brown, Angel Carreras, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton
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Show Notes
Aaron Bray is a San Diego native who’s lived the last couple of years in Kharkiv, Ukraine, after a stint with the Peace Corps. And now, alongside over a million Ukrainians and foreigners, he’s had to flee the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
Today, we hear Aaron’s first-person story about what it was like to leave his adopted home behind … and why he says he’s going back.
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